Open AccessTen-year incidence and time trends of railway suicides in Germany from 1991 to 2000
Author(s) -
Jens Baumert,
Natalia Erazo,
KarlHeinz Ladwig
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cki060
Subject(s) - poisson regression , demography , incidence (geometry) , medicine , german , geography , socioeconomic status , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , gerontology , environmental health , population , archaeology , physics , pathology , sociology , optics
Railway suicides strongly impact psychological and socioeconomic aspects of the railway company, its employees and possible eye witnesses. We aimed to assess the incidence of railway suicides compared with the total burden of suicides in Germany and its time trend over a 10-year observation period.